Z's on BAT and other places collection

[Gav240z]

6 hours ago, zspert said:

Of course you're correct about the early style of Hood Height Adjuster as well as the lack of a gusset in that corner but the "Restoration(s)"? and ambiguity(s) when dealing with 69 production date cars make a lot of these issues impossible to confirm with the degree of certainty I'm comfortable with.

I think this is exactly the issue, the car has had work done to it over a number of years, and specifications may have been changed as a result. Keep in mind it was used as a press car and driven quite hard as a result (as would any press car). The mileage on the odometer is not a true indication of miles the car has actually done.

I think knowledge of these cars has improved greatly over the years and the car was worked on in the 90s when a lot of the knowledge we have about them now thanks to the internet simply wasn't available.

[Gav240z]

By the way, for those following HS30 00004 auction link is:

https://burnsandco.hibid.com/lot/224051982/1969-datsun-240z-build-no-4?ref=catalog
High Bid: 76,250.00 AUD

and at the same time HS30 00060 is up for auction too:
High Bid: 51,500.00 AUD

https://burnsandco.hibid.com/lot/224052091/1970-datsun-240z-build-no-60?ref=catalog

[dspillman]

Wondering what owners thought were responsible reserves?    Opinions?

  hs30-00060 reached $66,000 American $$

hs30-00004 reached $116,000 US converted $$

[Gav240z]

13 hours ago, dspillman said:

Wondering what owners thought were responsible reserves?    Opinions?

  hs30-00060 reached $66,000 American $$

hs30-00004 reached $116,000 US converted $$

I believe HS30 00060 sold for over $100,000 AUD (not sure on exact figure).

I believe HS30 00004 sold for $186,000 AUD + 9.9% auction fee. So around $204,000 AUD.

Both vehicles passed in at auction, but sold not long after in post auction negotiation.

Considering the economy over here right now I think this a positive result overall. Especially because neither car was 'perfect'. HS30 00004 in particular will hopefully be taken further by the next owner in terms of 'restoration'.

Sadly though I believe HS30 00004 will leave the state of Victoria for the first time in it's life. It's been registered here since new and now may go up to NSW/QLD - not 100% sure who the new owner is or their plans. But wish them all the best with it and hope they take good care of it.

[dspillman]

41 minutes ago, Gav240z said:

I believe HS30 00060 sold for over $100,000 AUD (not sure on exact figure).

I believe HS30 00004 sold for $186,000 AUD + 9.9% auction fee. So around $204,000 AUD.

Both vehicles passed in at auction, but sold not long after in post auction negotiation.

Considering the economy over here right now I think this a positive result.

    Thank you for that information Gavin, the auction site, or what I could see showed “passed”…..     Roughly $130,000 US dollars…not too shabby.

[dspillman]

   Would be cool to check out the horn dates on HS30-00004.

     Seems the horns are pretty darn accurate to production date, and aren’t generally swapped out as easily as other body parts/features

David

[Gav240z]

It would be good, but unfortunately I don't have direct access to the car. Never really did, I was able to see it in person briefly about 2 years ago.

I did ask for pictures of the horn contact plate, but the photo was not clear enough and the date stamp not easy to read a date from.

I agree it's probably a good reference point (with others around the car).

The glove box had no markings on it fyi. Which I thought interesting. Given that my other AU market cars all had scribble on the underside of them.

[240 in OZ]

While it will be sad to see HS30 00004 loose her original plates of KNL-127 at least she is staying in Australia.  

[Gav240z]

8 hours ago, 240 in OZ said:

While it will be sad to see HS30 00004 loose her original plates of KNL-127 at least she is staying in Australia.  

If I was the owner I'd keep the plates reserved under my name for possible use again later.

[Gav240z]

On 11/20/2024 at 9:11 PM, dutchzcarguy said:

Wow! I think i have restored my 280zx first edition of 1979 just in time! I feel a lot better about the amount that costed me the restore now! Hahaha! 😁

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2024/12/09/rising-stars-cars-the-experts-say-are-up-and-coming-collectables/

"1978-1983 Datsun 280ZX ($32,800). Sold in its native Japan as the curiously-named Fairlady, the Z sports car helped establish Datsun (now Nissan) in the U.S. for its comely styling and aggressive nature. As it became more of a softer grand touring model than a flat-out sports car by the late 1970’s, purists have instead focused their bank accounts on earlier models. That helps make Zs from this model-year range a far more-affordable proposition, especially to younger collectors. Turbocharged versions are especially desirable. Though their values have risen by 138% over the last half-decade, Hagerty believes there’s still an opportunity for growth."

[Racer X]

Odd thing happened. About Christmas the daily Bring A Trailer email notifications of things I was interested and/or following suddenly stopped. I went to the site, checked all the settings and found nothing had changed.

Then this weekend I started getting notifications again. 
 

Weird.

 

Edited January 28 by Racer X

[dutchzcarguy]

Last weekend i got a warning from bring a trailer that there are fals emails .. i did nothing the last 5 years with bat so i threw it away.. maybe they have a lot of problems with fake mails and stuff..